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Simon Brault has been appointed director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts by the federal Heritage minister.

Brault, CEO of the National Theatre School in Montreal, a former vice-chair of the Canada Council’s board and a co-founder of Quebec’s annual Journées de la culture (Culture Days), will assume the job June 26 for a five-year term, the Canada Council said in a news release.

Brault replaces Robert Sirman, director and CEO since 2006, whose second term ends June 25.

“This is excellent news,” council chair Joseph L. Rotman said in the release. “Simon has been a tireless champion of public engagement in the arts. We believe this is vital to the sustainability of the Canadian arts sector. The Canada Council will benefit from the vision of such a forward-looking and credible individual.”

Brault is an Officer of the Order of Canada, an Officier de l’Ordre national du Québec and received the 2009 Keith Kelly Award for Cultural Leadership from the Canadian Conference of the Arts.

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